Horse hayrake ejector



March 29, E M}TH HORSE HAYRAKE EJECTOR Filed July 12, 1930 was,

Patented Mar. ;29,w 1932s f lem e, on Ferm nominee 1 nonsn 1 HAYRAKEEJEGTOB Application enemy 12, 1930, sensitive}7,551; I

' This, invention relates "to means for automafia-ally removing hay,-str-aw and the like 7 from mechanically propelledrakes, and profvides anejector attachment adapted to be @readily applied to any type and makeof rake Without requiring any change or modification inthe constructionthereof, or the services of 'a'skilled mechanic, a

The attachment. contemplates and mcludes .10. a slide, a head at therear end of the slide, a

prong preferably at the rearen'd of the slide i 'andpivotedthereto, anda checkfor limiting p g .intoU-sh'ape to straddlea' 'tooth 1 ofthera'keQthe forward movement of the prong, the attachment derstood that inadapting the means to meet v specific needsjand requirements, the designmay be varied and changes in the minor details of construction may beresorted to Within the scope of the invention as claimed withoutdepartingfrom the spirit thereof.

For a full understanding,o1 the invention and the merits thereof,reference is to be had to the following description and the drawingshereto attached, in which c Figure 1 is atop plan view of a horse hayrake of conventional form provided with hay ejecting means embodyingtheinven- Figure 2 is a longitudinal'sectional view Figure 3 isafragnientary perspectivelview of parts of-the 'slideand prong, showingthe means pivotally connecting the prong to the slide. i 4 5, r 'Fignre-4: is a detailsectional view of the which the attachmentis mounted, v p

Corresponding and like parts are referrec'l -ed in the-several views ofthe drawings by likereference characters. 7 i f The rake illustrated isof conventional form-and is shown? to demonstrate the application of theinvention and comprises teeth-1,

beingreadily applied to 'and re iflj movablefrom the rake.

f9 andthepro-ng 6 is pivotally connected to the Plate '1'0 by means ofbolt :11; It will slide and a part of the head attachedthereto andshowing a portion of a rake. tooth upon to in the following descriptionand designat" head 2, and draft frame3, to which a team of Q sesisadapted to beh-itched inthe'accusf: 'tomed-inanner. i 1

The hay ejecting attachment comprises "a i f slideid, "head 5at-therearenddf theslide,

a prong '6 pivoted to "therear end ofthe'slide nd "and acheck' 'Z'forlimiting theforWard-movement of'theprong.

The slide 4 iselo'ngated and channeled -in its bottom side to embracethetop and opposite sidesof a rake toothi. This side pref s50 erablyconsists of a length of channel iron or may be fformed from a metalplatebent To reduce the friction to the --smalle st amount possible a roller8 -is disposedrwithin the 1351 upper rear portion of the slide andengages thetopside of the tootl1f'*1' i1pon"which[the attachment ismounted. AboltQ connects the 'sidepieces of the slide l'adjacent theirrearends and extendsacross the bottom-side of the @tooth l to preventvertical displacemento'f the slide. 'The prong BisPivotally connectedtothe'slide by means ofthe bolt '9.

A pla'te IO ispi'vOtaIIy mounted iponfthe bolt thus 'be understood thattheprongfi moves 7 I W'ithithe plate 'lOabont the bolt or fastening '9and has an independent pivotalfmovement aboutthe bolt orfastening l1.effect, the

prong iik'ha s a 'tWo-fo1d pivo-tal movement.

The attachment may "be, applied to a rake "by slipping it upon themiddle tooth' so that 1 'the {roller 8 Y rests upon the top; of thetooth and thefbolt'g) extendsiacross the bottomside of theto'oth. Whenthe meet pnshed yfon.

Wardxto'v gather the hay or other, product, the 1 prong-f6 rides upon{the ground and when-it;- i is req iiredtosdiscliar ge the load, :therake is ,backedgand duringthis movement stlije'p'rong c f 6 penetrates.the ground .and holds the; aejec 'tor stationary, Withithe result thatit pushes I the h ayifroln the rake-'11s: the latter is anove drearward. By having the prong ;6*piVQ?tall;y an; connected to the slide4 i-n-the manner ind-i- ;cated,the -rake may beturned in either:direction {preliminary to :recrossing thefield afterdl-schargingtheload The attachment is ra'u- .tomatic in actionandimaybe,readily applied to and quickly removed from a rake, as will be readilyappreciated. A bar 12 is pivoted to the head 5, at 13, and

' extends rearwardly. This bar rests upon a cross piece 14 and normallyinclines upwardly and rearwardly. The driver or attendant may push theejector forward by pressing upon the bar 12 which, when it clears thecross piece 1 1, drops in front thereof and rests upon a trip 15 whichis pivoted on the cross piece. This trip is substantially U-shaped andits members are of different len hs, the shortmember 16 engaging underthe ar 12 and'the long member having a cord 17 connected thereto andextending within convenient reachof the driversseat 18. A

pull on the cord 17 rocks the trip15 and lifts the rear end of the bar12 to clear the cross piece 14 which constitutes a stop to engage andhold the bar 12 when the latter is pressed forward. When the bar 12 ispushed forward, its rear end drops in front of and abuts the cross piece14, and thebar then serves as a lock to prevent backward movement of theejector when it is desired to drive the rake and its load to the teethof a stacker. In its action, the ejector is automatic, the prong ridingover the ground during the forward movement ofthe rake and instantlydigging into the ground when the rake is drawn backward. What is claimedis: 1. Means forremoving the load from a rake upon a reverse movement ofthe rake,

attachment is mounted, a plate pivoted to said transverse fastening torock in a vertical plane, a prong pivoted to the plate to swinglaterally, and a check between the prong and rake limiting the forwardrocking of the prong.

4. An attachment for a horse hay rake comprising a slide to fit uponatooth of the rake, a head carried by the slide, a bar pivoted to thehead and extending rearwardly therefrom, a stop on the rake to beengaged by the pivoted bar and hold said bar pressed forward, and a tripon the rake operable from the drivers seat to efiect release of thepivoted bar from the said stop.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRANCIS SMITH. [as] said means consisting of a slide mounted upona toothof the rake, a head at therear end of the slide normally in front of thehead of the rake, a prong pivoted to the slide and adapted to movefreely over the ground during the forward movement of the rake and topenetrate the ground below the rake and hold the slide stationary whenthe rake is moved rearward, and a'check connecting the prong and therake to limit the forward movement 3; An attachment for horse hay rakesfor discharging the load, the same comprising an elongated slide ofapproximately inverted U-shape in cross section to straddle; atooth ofthe rake, a head attached to the rear end of the slide, a roller withinthe rear portion of the slide between the top of the same and the raketooth, a transverse fastening at the rear end of the slide to extendacross the bottom, side of the rake tooth upon which the

